Mary Jane Hilsgen found the medallion in Beaver Lake (Lincoln) Park on St. Paul's East Side when she was 14 years old. She was out with Lucy Hansen, a family friend, and Hansen's five-year-old daughter, Donna.

A retired nurse, Hilsgen, now 62, lives in Woodbury and follows the hunt every year. This year she hopes to get out and look for the medallion with her soon-to-be son-in-law. "He'll help me dig," she said.